Jann Arden - Son of a preacher man

^DBilly Ray was a preacher's son And when his ^Gdaddy would visit he'd ^Dcome along ^DWhen they gathered around and started talking That's when ^ABilly would take me walking ^ATo the backyard we'd go walking ^AThen he'd look into my eyes ^ALord knows, to my surprise

The ^Donly one who could ever reach me ^G Was the son of a ^Dpreacher man The only boy who could ever teach me ^G Was the son of a ^Dpreacher man Yes, he was, he ^Awas, ^Gooh, yes he was ^D

Being good isn't always easy ^G No matter how ^Dhard I try When he started sweet-talking to me ^{A A}He'd come 'n tell me, "Everything is alright" ^AHe'd kiss and tell me, "Well, everything is alright ^ACan I get away again tonight?"

The ^Donly one who could ever reach me ^G Was the son of a ^Dpreacher man The only boy who could ever teach me ^G Was the son of a ^Dpreacher man Yes, he was, he ^Awas, ^Gooh, lordy, lordy, he was ^C

How well I remember ^{G G}The look that was in his eyes Stealing kisses from me on the sly ^{A A}Taking time to make time Telling me that he's all mine ^{D D}Learning from each other's knowing ^DLooking to see how much we've grown and

The ^Gonly one who could ever reach me ^C Was the son of a ^Gpreacher man The only boy who could ever teach me ^C Was the son of a ^Gpreacher man Yes, he was, he ^Dwas, ^Cohh yes, he ^Gwas ^CSweet-talking son of a ^Gpreacher man ^C He's the son of a preacher ^Gman ^GSweet-loving son of a preacher man Oooh, ^Cooh ooh ^Gooh, yeah